Sunday, January 15, 2012

One of my goals for 2011 was to hand knit something for my mom and my sister. My sister received her hand knit item for her birthday, a thermis cowl. For my mom, I knit her a shawl... something to keep her warm in church meetings.

I had called her several times asking "What colors do you like to wear?" I originally planned on something gray, you know... easy to match with outfits, but in the end decided on a green. Malabrigo Rios, in Aguas to be exact. It is no surprise that I'm a huge fan of Malabrigo, so it was only fitting that I used it to make something for my mom - since I'm a huge fan of her too!

After looking through tons of pattern choices, I finally decided on the Traveling Woman Shawl, by Liz Abinant. I know it looks a little intimidating with all those purl rows, but this pattern was wonderful. It was my first time working a lace pattern, so I did have to go to the LYS to get some help on how to read it. Once they explained it to me, I was off to the races. I guess I was just a little over-excited to be making this because within three days, I was out of yarn and waiting for a new skein to arrive. Thank goodness I had ordered it from Mr. Yarn, and they still had a skein in the same dyelot available.

I think it turned out lovely! I really debated if I should give it away or keep it for myself ;-) I decided my mom would probably love it more than I ever could, so I wrapped it up for her Christmas.

When I called on Christmas morning to see if she had opened it, my niece (she's almost 5!) told me "Mamaw really likes her cape." Too cute!~

Hello. my name is Shari new to your blog. This is just beautiful! I crochet, but love looking at this that are knitted. I can not master this talent for nothing so I guess I will just crochet. Please come visit me if you can and I will be back soon. Thanks for sharing... it's just beautiful. Shari

Thank you for the photo of the shawl, it is difficult to really get a sense of the size and fit without a photo of it being worn. I think that this green is still a very versatile color which can go with many outfits. That sounds like a great Christmas gift.